Question

Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) [MC] Read the passage and then answer the question that follows. When Mike adjusted his bicycle, I thought I was watching a chess game. He would stare at a part for a while before he acted. Then we would wait for his opponent's response. For example, he stared for ten minutes before tightening the rear sprockets. Then he rode the bike for a minute, analyzing the change in the bike's performance. At first, I thought he was too careful. Now, I realize he didn't want the bicycle to become his Waterloo. Which is a true statement about the passage? It contains technical language but no analogy or allusion. It contains an analogy, an allusion, and technical language. It contains an analogy and technical language but no allusion. It contains an allusion and technical language but no analogy.

Answer 1

Answer:

It contains an analogy, an allusion, and technical language.

Explanation:

Let's first briefly define each of the given options.

Technical language is usage of the terms specific to a certain field or profession.

Analogy is simply a comparison between two things.

Allusion is referring to a certain thing without mentioning it, but rather indirectly.

Now, let's analyze the excerpt. We have the comparison of a chess game to Mike's bike adjustment, which is an analogy. We also have the term "rear sprockets" which is closely related to a bike's mechanics and not often used in everyday communication, so it can be classified as a technical lamguage. And, finally, we have Waterloo, a famous battle that represents Napoleon's final defeat. So by mentioning it, the writer suggests that Mike didn't want for his bike to turn into a catastrophe, or to cause him some accident, or to fall apart, but without directly using these words, but rather using the Waterloo as a symbol.